Government Innovator Spotlight Q&A: Michaela Geronima Doelman - CHRO, Washington State ESD

I’m the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD). I kind of got here by accident. Although public service was always where I wanted to be, HR wasn’t even on my radar of options, I just knew I wanted to help people like my parents did in their public service jobs. After graduating from college and working in Mexico for a couple of years, I moved back to the US in 2007 and wasn’t in the position to be picky about what job I could take, I just wanted one that paid the bills …

Speaker Spotlight: Andrew Tongue, Deputy Secretary Biosecurity Compliance

We are working on the assumption we will have a major pest or disease incursion this decade. Therefore, we are looking to ensure our preparedness, response and recovery systems are strong. This involves “defence in depth”; having a multi-layered system to deal with threats pre-border, at the border, and post-border. We need to work closely with all our stakeholders, including the general public, to identify and mitigate biosecurity risks.

Speaker Spotlight: Dr Tobias Feakin, Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology

Our priorities in 2021 include engagement on standards, critical technology supply chains and ensuring states understand their obligations to act responsibly in cyberspace. Ultimately, we face a future where our values are not upheld or respected by technology, and our prosperity, security and social cohesion is at risk if we don’t take action now. Our international engagement must continue to advocate for a cyberspace and technology that is in our interest, and that of our likeminded liberal democratic partners. However, the hardening of networks alone is not enough to protect Australia’s national security interests. This is why the Australian Government, …

5 Minutes with TfNSW on The State of Public Sector Corporate Services

We recently sat down with Trudi Mares, Executive Director, Transport Shared Services at Transport for NSW to get her thoughts on some of the biggest challenges, trends and priorities impacting public sector corporate services. Check out our 5 minute interview below to hear more from Trudi about TfNSW’ corporate service transformation journey and how they’re leveraging omni-channel technologies to streamline processes and deliver better citizen experiences.

Women in Leadership Spotlight Series: Marjorie A. Cadogan, Executive Deputy Commissioner, Office of Citywide Health Insurance Access, NYC Human Resources Administration

In short, I am a health insurance problem solver and educator. I lead a dedicated team in the NYC Human Resources Administration’s Office of Citywide Health Insurance Access to expand access to health insurance for New York City residents and small businesses. We achieve our mission in a variety of ways: by administering a Citywide outreach and enrollment assistance initiative known as NYC Health Insurance Link which uses city agency sites, activities and programs to insinuate health insurance outreach and education into New Yorkers’ routine interactions with city services; maintenance of a comprehensive website of health insurance guidance and materials; …

Women in Leadership Spotlight Series: Colleen McManus HR Programs Manager & Executive Consultant, State of Arizona

Much of my public sector career has been spent in para-military agencies, so I became accustomed to environments that were largely comprised of males, particularly in the key leadership and decision-making roles. I learned that if I regarded and presented myself as a professional first and woman second, other people saw and treated me as a professional. When I moved into senior leadership, I had the opportunity to mentor other women and create development programs for all staff in these environments, which helped to bring more diversity and inclusion in leadership roles. Throughout my career, I have been immersed in …

Women in Leadership Spotlight Series: Stephanie Delgado, Senior Program Manager of Insight & Analytics - GovSpend

In addition to being a featured guest speaker at PSN's upcoming 'Big Data & Actionable Analytics' virtual event, Stephanie Delgado is the Senior Program Manager of Insight and Analytics for GovSpend - a company which aggregates public sector spending for all levels and types of public sector agencies. Outside of her 9-5, she is a contributor for Forbes Ignite (check out her piece on the Future of Work she wrote for Medium last year.) Stephanie has a Master’s Degree in Economic Management & Policy, and focuses on finding quantitative ways to measure qualitative variables. She also has a Finance/Admin Section …

Women in Leadership Spotlight Series: Amy Hess, Chief of Public Safety, Louisville Metro Government

As the Chief of Public Safety for Louisville Metro Goverpublic sector network woman speakers imagenment, I oversee four departments: Police, Fire, Corrections, and Emergency Services. Together, these agencies comprise about 2,500 employees and a budget of $369 million. I previously served as a Special Agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with assignments in Kansas City, Louisville, Tucson, Afghanistan, Memphis, Quantico, and Washington, DC. At the time I left the FBI in 2019, I was the highest-ranking woman and the only person to have served twice as Executive Assistant Director. I loved working for the FBI because I believe …